8 Games With Great Original Lore

Special thanks to Escapist community member Shaun Kennedy for starting the thread! Myth: The Fallen Lords First mentioned by: cleric of the order Real-time tactics might seem like an odd game to have great lore, but the series that began with 1997’s Myth: The Fallen Lords pulls it off. It was the first strategy game published by Bungie, and their desire to add story to games was evident. Somehow, Myth managed to be a fantasy game that didn’t embrace lots of fantasy tropes. There are no elves, trolls, or dragons here. It was the story of a world under assault by the Fallen Lords, and it was up to the player to save it. WIth thousands of years of back story, it’s no wonder players think of this one when talking about lore. From the Ayn Rand-like principles of Andrew Ryan, to the hyper-patriotism of Zachary Comstock, the Bioshock series has had its share of dynamic charatcers. It also has plenty of lore. It seems like every character you encounter in both Rapture and Columbia has their own agenda, their own secrets, and their own troubled history. This gives the game world its character, and the audio logs and notes that you find only flesh out the details further. There’s something oddly compelling about finding out just how these magnificent cities fell from grace, and it’s much of what makes Bioshock so well-received.